Martinsen Surname

35,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,992 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Martinsen Surname Definition:

(Danish) The son of Marten (belonging to Mars, the god of war).

Martinsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway9,6331:53433
United States2,4861:145,80015,055
Denmark1,7201:3,282277
Sweden2331:42,2613,352
Germany1971:408,65737,472
Australia1291:209,26920,284
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Greenland881:641110
Argentina491:872,31556,573
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Belgium411:280,40633,354
England411:1,358,97760,528
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Finland301:183,22315,926
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Wales101:309,45316,869
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

The alternate forms: Martinsén (8) are calculated separately.

Martinsen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Danish) The son of Marten (belonging to Mars, the god of war).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Martinsen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Martinsen Come From? nationality or country of origin

Martinsen (Russian: Мартинсен) is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Martinsén. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Martinsen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 35,265th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 486,096 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Martinsen are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 77 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 9,633 people, or 1 in 534. In Norway Martinsen is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 74 percent live, Northern Norway, where 10 percent live and Western Norway, where 6 percent live. Excluding Norway it occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Denmark, where 11 percent live.

Martinsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Martinsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Martinsen last name grew 4,781 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 4,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Martinsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Martinsen surname are 13.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.4% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Martinsen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning 333,846 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.48% less than the national average, earning R 231,756 per year; in United States they earn 7.9% more than the national average, earning $46,557 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.18% less than the national average, earning $46,612 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Martinsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Martinsen in the Russian language
Мартинсенmartinsen-

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